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SIR ALFRED C. LYALL

PREFACE

CONTENTS

NOVELS OF ADVENTURE AND MANNERS[2]

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ENGLISH LETTER-WRITING IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY[7]

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THACKERAY

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THE ANGLO-INDIAN NOVELIST[12]

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HEROIC POETRY[16]

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THE WORKS OF LORD BYRON[24]

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THE ENGLISH UTILITARIANS[28]

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CHARACTERISTICS OF MR. SWINBURNE'S POETRY[31]

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FRONTIERS ANCIENT AND MODERN[38]

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L'EMPIRE LIBÉRAL[41]

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SIR SPENCER WALPOLE[54]

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REMARKS ON THE READING OF HISTORY[55]

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RACE AND RELIGION[56]

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THE STATE IN ITS RELATION TO EASTERN AND WESTERN RELIGIONS

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INDEX